Thirst-Quenchershttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/06/thirstquenchers.html
Matt Bites illustrates My Life is a Series of Liquids (Serious Eats)<p><a href="http:/http://mattbites.com/2009/06/08/a-series-of-liquids/">Matt Bites</a> illustrates My Life is a Series of Liquids (<span style="font-style: italic;">Serious Eats</span>)</p>ArtsDrinkDCistMelissa2009-06-16T12:58:42-04:00David v. Goliathhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/06/david-v-goliath.html
Via Atlantic Food Channel: The Nimans on the lesson of swine-flu.<p>Via <a href="http://food.theatlantic.com/on-the-farm/the-lesson-of-swine-flu.php"><span style="font-style: italic;">Atlantic Food Channel</span></a>: <a href="http://www.nimanranch.com/index.aspx">The Nimans</a> on the lesson of swine-flu.</p>BusinessEnvironmentDCistMelissa2009-06-16T12:39:03-04:00What Was Your Favorite After School Snack?http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/06/what-was-your-favorite-after-school-snack.html
Yodels, Ring Dings and Little Debbie Cake Rolls. Check out this Blogger Boggle via Endless Simmer.<p>Yodels, Ring Dings and Little Debbie Cake Rolls. Check out this <a href="http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/06/16/blogger-boggle/">Blogger Boggle</a>&#0160;via <span style="font-style: italic;">Endless Simmer</span>.</p>Food and DrinkMisc.DCistMelissa2009-06-16T12:12:11-04:00That's Italianhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/06/thats-italian.html
In Risotto Rising, the WSJ eats Italian by way of Tokyo."Michelin Guide awards one star to seven Italian restaurants and two stars to another, buttressing the claim commonly heard here that Tokyo boasts a generally higher level of quality than...<br /><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">In </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124469753475305405.html">Risotto Rising</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">, the WSJ eats Italian by way of Tokyo.&quot;<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Michelin Guide awards one star to seven Italian restaurants and two stars to another, buttressing the claim commonly heard here that Tokyo boasts a generally higher level of quality than Rome.&quot;</span></span></div>TravelDCistMelissa2009-06-15T16:55:05-04:00Change Your RSS for Appetizershttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/change-your-rss-for-appetizers.html
We've figured out a way to bring the "Appetizers" into the fold of the main site. So, if you've been reading them via this feed, this will be the last entry. But, don't fear, the Appetizers will continue, though they...<p>We&#39;ve figured out a way to bring the &quot;Appetizers&quot; into the fold of the main site. So, if you&#39;ve been reading them via this feed, this will be the last entry.</p><p>But, don&#39;t fear, the Appetizers will continue, though they will no longer be served here.</p><p>To stay up to date to read future appetizers (and, in fact, all of The Food Section&#39;s posts), be sure to subscribe to the main site&#39;s RSS feed:</p><p><a href="http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/index.rdf" target="_blank">http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/index.rdf</a></p><p>All of the old Appetizers may be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/" target="_blank">http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/</a></p><p>Starting today, all new Appetizer posts will be archived here:</p><p><a href="http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/appetizers/" target="_blank">http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsection/appetizers/</a></p>Josh Friedland2009-03-25T13:23:57-04:00Smoked Meat vs. Pastramihttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/smoked-meat-vs-pastrami.html
Which is better: Katz's pastrami or the smoked meat at Montreal's Schwartz's? Robert Sietsema investigates.<p>Which is better: Katz&#39;s pastrami or the smoked meat at Montreal&#39;s Schwartz&#39;s? <a href="http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2009/03/smoked-meat-versus-pastrami" target="_blank">Robert Sietsema</a> investigates.</p>SmackdownsJosh Friedland2009-03-25T11:43:25-04:00Make your Oven Pizza-Worthyhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/make-your-oven-pizzaworthy.html
With firebricks and tile, the Los Angeles Times shows you how to make pizza -- really good pizza -- right in your own home.<p>With firebricks and tile, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> shows you how to make <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-homepizza25-2009mar25,0,255374.story" target="_blank">pizza</a> -- really good pizza -- right in your own home.</p>How ToJosh Friedland2009-03-25T09:36:11-04:00The Hooterization of Baristashttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/the-hooterization-of-baristas.html
Are sexy baristas the new breastaurants?<p>Are <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/sexy-baristas" target="_blank">sexy baristas</a> the new breastaurants?</p>TrendsJosh Friedland2009-03-24T16:40:57-04:00A Modest Proposal (on Behalf of Babies)http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/a-modest-proposal-on-behalf-of-babies.html
What if fancy restaurants designated an early, once per week "baby seating" so that families could dine without guilt (of annnoying others) and everyone else could dine in peace?<p>What if fancy restaurants designated an early, once per week <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/03/fancy-restaurants-should-implement-an-early-baby-seating.html" target="_blank">&quot;baby seating&quot;</a> so that families could dine without guilt (of annnoying others) and everyone else could dine in peace?</p>Ankle-bitersJosh Friedland2009-03-24T13:56:18-04:00In a Down Economy, Candy Is Uphttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/in-a-down-economy-candy-is-up.html
Candy makers and sellers are profiting despite the economic downturn.<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/nyregion/24candy.html?_r=1&amp;hp" target="_blank">Candy</a> makers and sellers are profiting despite the economic downturn.</p>BusinessJosh Friedland2009-03-24T09:39:45-04:00Kitchen Garden Reactions: Fashion, Race, and Alice Watershttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/wh-kitchen-garden-fashion-choices-race-and-alice-waters.html
Monday morning quarterbacking the White House Kitchen Garden groundbreaking: Slate questions Michelle Obama's clothing choices, Obama Foodorama considers what it says about race, and Alice Waters is impressed.<p>Monday morning quarterbacking the White House Kitchen Garden groundbreaking: <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/23/first-farmer-fashion.aspx" target="_blank">Slate</a> questions Michelle Obama&#39;s clothing choices, <a href="http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2009/03/white-house-kitchen-garden-intersection.html" target="_blank">Obama Foodorama</a> considers what it says about race, and <a href="http://food.theatlantic.com/the-food-channel/alice-waters-michelle-obama-and-wall-e.php">Alice Waters</a> is impressed.</p>PoliticsJosh Friedland2009-03-23T14:42:56-04:00Schools, Fast Food Chains Make for Unhealthy Neighborshttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/schools-fast-food-chains-make-for-unhealthy-neighbors.html
Looking at body-fat data from more than 1 million California students over eight years, researchers have found a direct link between obesity and the physical proximity of fast food restaurants to schools.Looking at body-fat data from more than 1 million California students over eight years, researchers have found a direct link between obesity and the physical <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fastfood23-2009mar23,0,7483715.story">proximity</a> of fast food restaurants to schools.EducationJosh Friedland2009-03-23T10:37:56-04:00Pop Star Makes Music, Mozzarellahttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/pop-star-makes-music-mozzarella.html
In his spare time, pop singer Jesse McCartney makes hand-made mozzarella.<p>In his spare time, pop singer <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/fashion/22night.html?_r=1&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=mozzarella%20jesse&amp;st=cse" target="_blank">Jesse McCartney</a> makes hand-made mozzarella.</p>MusicJosh Friedland2009-03-23T09:39:03-04:00Fat Duck Closure Blamed on Virushttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/fat-duck-closure-blamed-on-virus.html
Norovirus, not food poisoning, caused diners at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck to become ill, temporarily closing the restaurant.<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/20/fat-duck-heston-blumenthal-norovirus" target="_blank">Norovirus</a>, not food poisoning, caused diners at Heston Blumenthal&#39;s Fat Duck to become ill, temporarily closing the restaurant.</p>HealthJosh Friedland2009-03-20T12:08:00-04:00Napping With Jean-Georgeshttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/napping-with-jeangeorges.html
Life is easy at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Westchester weekend home.Life is easy at <a target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123750192328089367.html">Jean-Georges Vongerichten</a>'s Westchester weekend home.ChefsJosh Friedland2009-03-20T08:25:57-04:00Breaking: White House Vegetable Garden. OMG!http://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/breaking-white-house-vegetable-garden-omg.html
Yes, there will be butterhead lettuce, and it will be grown on a 1,100-square-foot plot on the White House South Lawn. Somewhere, Alice Waters is high-fiving Michael Pollan.<p>Yes, there will be butterhead lettuce, and it will be grown on a 1,100-square-foot plot on the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/dining/19garden-web.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">White House</a> South Lawn. Somewhere, Alice Waters is high-fiving Michael Pollan.</p>PoliticsJosh Friedland2009-03-19T21:04:07-04:00Scanned Sandwich Smackdownhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/scanned-sandwich-smackdown.html
Scanwiches.com may be the current darling of the online food cognoscenti, but scanwich.com asserts it was first in scanning sandwiches and posting them on the Internet. Via Grub Street.<p><a href="http://scanwiches.com/" target="_blank">Scanwiches.com</a> may be the current darling of the online food cognoscenti, but <a href="http://www.scanwich.com" target="_blank">scanwich.com</a> asserts it was first in scanning sandwiches and posting them on the Internet. Via <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/03/the_battle_of_the_scanned_sand.html" target="_blank">Grub Street</a>.</p>OnlineJosh Friedland2009-03-19T13:28:38-04:00Sweet Potato Cobblerhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/sweet-potato-cobbler.html
Saveur's recipe for sweet potato cobbler.<p>Saveur&#39;s recipe for <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Food/Sweet-Potato-Cobbler" target="_blank">sweet potato cobbler</a>.</p>RecipesJosh Friedland2009-03-19T13:21:41-04:00Kellogg Wants Tougher Food Safetyhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/kellogg-wants-tougher-food-safety.html
Reeling from millions in losses due to the recent salmonella outbreak in peanut butter, the Kellogg Co. is urging Congress to strengthen food safety policies, revamp the current bureaucracy, and install a food safety leadership position in the Health and...Reeling from millions in losses due to the recent salmonella outbreak in peanut butter, the <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jeLgwCG-FEEYH8KZ7Tt45zOdSIKgD970V11G0">Kellogg Co.</a> is urging Congress to strengthen food safety policies, revamp the current bureaucracy, and install a food safety leadership position in the Health and Human Services Department.PolicyJosh Friedland2009-03-19T09:42:10-04:00Forget Olive Oil, Eat More Elkhttp://www.thefoodsection.com/appetizers/2009/03/forget-olive-oil-eat-more-elk.html
Danish scientists are touting the benefits of a "Nordic diet" that is as healthful -- if not more so -- than the much lauded "Mediterranean diet."<p>Danish scientists are touting the benefits of a<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/4990538/Nordic-diet-as-healthy-as-Mediterranean-foods.html" target="_blank"> &quot;Nordic diet&quot;</a> that is as healthful -- if not more so -- than the much lauded &quot;Mediterranean diet.&quot;</p>HealthJosh Friedland2009-03-18T14:42:39-04:00